🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

perjudicialmente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: per-xu-di-cial-men-te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Damagingly/ˈdæm.ɪ.stɪŋ.li/
adverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La sequía afectó perjudicialmente a las cosechas."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a way that causes physical, financial, or reputational harm or injury.

    "The scandal broke out, affecting his political career damagingly."
  2. 2

    To a degree that has a detrimental or adverse effect on a process or situation.

    "The company reacted slowly and damagingly to the sudden market shifts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed from the adjective damaging, which derives from the Middle English damagen, borrowed from Old French damagier, ultimately stemming from Latin damnum meaning 'loss' or 'hurt'. The suffix -ly was added to transform the adjective into an adverb describing the manner of causing injury or detriment.

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